[pschest790]

Hello everyone.  I've recently acquired a Philco console radio 46-480 which I am in the process of restoring and I want to keep it as close to original as possible.  I have the technical specs, alignment instructions, parts list etc. that I got from Sams.  However, there are a few things I'd like to know that aren't covered in the schematics that I have and was hoping that someone who watches this forum might be able to help:

Does anyone have any information the "cabinet dipole" that's listed on the schematic?  There's a grove around the cabinet edge where I believe the antenna should go but I'd like to know how long each side of the dipole is or how far down the cabinet it runs.

The left hand button is labeled "on-off" but there are no labels on the remaining switches.  Does anyone know if these button were labeled when the set was new or if the user was supposed to label them?  If labeled from the factory does anyone know what the labels were?  Is it left up to the user to tune the buttons to a particular local station?

Does anyone have access to a user manual that they would be willing to copy or share?

Lastly, one of the labels on the band switch is labeled "P.B.".  I'm thinking that this may stand for "preselect buttons" but don't know.  If anyone can shed some light on this I'd appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for your help.  Feel free to write me directly at pschest790@gmail.com

Regards,
         Pete